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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MALARIA

THE MOSQUITO'S MOST DEADLY DISEASE

WHAT CAUSES MALARIA?

THE PLASMODIUM PARASITE

THE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR SYMPTOMS TO APPEAR

9 TO 14 DAYS

SYMPTONS

FEVERS, CHILLS, HEADACHES, SWEATS, FATIGUE, NAUSEA, AND VOMITING (BOTH MEN AND WOMEN GET THIS SYMPTONS)

HOW IT'S TRANSMITTED

ONLY ANOPHELES MOSQUITOS CAN TRANSMIT MALARIA. EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT AN HEREDITARY DISEASE, A PREGNANT WOMEN WITH MALARIA CAN PAST THE DISEASE TO HERE UNBORN CHILD. IT'S ACQUIRED THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS , THE VICTIM MUST BE IN A HOT AREA WITH LOST OF WATER. IT'S A HIGHLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

DOEA MALARIA CAUSES A RAPID DECLINE IN HEALTH OR IS IT A SLOW PROGESS?

ANSWER: A RAPID DECLINE IN HEALTH

DEATH RATE

THE DEATH RATE HAS DECREASED BY 42% WORLDWIDE BETWEEN 2000 AND 2012

IS MALARIA EASY TO CURE?:

WHILE IT'S CURABLE, IT'S DIFFICULT TO TREAT

IS MALARIA ERADICATED?

NO, THERE HAVE BEEN WAVES OF RE-OCCURRENCES

75% OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CURED BY MALARIA SO FAR

PREVENTION

TO PREVENT MALARIA, AVOID MOSQUITO BITES